iPod Easter Egg–Breakout!

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10.26.2001 :: 4:06PM EST

The new Apple iPod has just been released and already someone has discovered an Easter Egg. Apparently, you can play Break-Out on the iPod! Macitynet reports on the release in Milan, and the new Easter Egg. How do you get to the Easter Egg? Actually, you just hold down the button inside the jog wheel for a few seconds. Now if we can just find the one that boots the Newton OS ;)

USER COMMENTS 79 comment(s)

wonder …(4:45pm EST Fri Oct 26 2001)I wonder if you can load other games on it? hmm… – by superscooper

Probably not..(11:43am EST Sat Oct 27 2001)This is an old System 6 era easter egg… I wouldn't be surprised if you could somehow pull up the development team's credits on the other hand.. ) – by Gropo

inetresting idea…(8:36pm EST Sat Oct 27 2001)the thing obviously has a decent processor, it can decode mp3's…it has 32MB of ram…it has a 5GB HD…it has user upgradeable firmware…it seems like everything is there to do almost whatever you'd like with this gadget. i would not be a bit suprised to see some very interesting hacks for this. or maybe even possibly a rudimentary 'operating system' allowing other software to be installed in a future firmware revision. – by 505

I'll bet we see that…(9:54pm EST Sat Oct 27 2001)hard drive from the iPOD showing up in a PDA soon, from Toshiba perhaps? – by spud boy

Movie play back(6:33am EST Mon Oct 29 2001)How about .mov through QT? That would nice even though it has a B&W screen! OK I will settle for tetris… – by Charles

I was wondering the same thing(9:40am EST Mon Oct 29 2001)about the 5 GB hard drive for PDAs. Apparrently the hard drive itself will be sold commercially very soon. Maybe an expansion sleeve for the iPaq??? – by TQBrady

BACK TO HIS QUESTION(4:06pm EST Mon Nov 26 2001)to access the breakout game, on you ipod go the the about screen and hold down the button in the center of the jog wheel for a couple of seconds and the game will show up. use the jog wheel to play. – by SD

ipod game(5:55pm EST Fri Dec 14 2001)Yep, this one actualy works. You need to select the “about” menu, then hold the button for 4 seconds and let go. It doesn't work on other menu screens – by Chris

any more(8:14pm EST Wed Dec 19 2001)Yeah I know there is a breakout game, but are there any more games? I would love some other games like missle or something. – by Peter G.

IPod(9:22pm EST Tue Apr 02 2002)I read that it is a problem to get out of the Breakout game. Is that true? – by Remo

the game is not working(3:35am EST Sun Jan 26 2003)i have a 1.2 ver. and windows format how can i make it work – by jj

Happy Easter(11:26am EST Thu Apr 17 2003)Happy Easter – by Maja

2.1 model(7:38am EST Tue Jan 06 2004)Can u get the game on the 2.1 model – by AcidFlesh

game doesn't work(11:35pm EST Fri Jan 09 2004)i have a 2.1 (20 gb) and the game does not work. I tried the about page and the legal page and both did nothing when i held down the “select” key. Anyone have an answer? – by gshockvert

inbuilt(8:20am EST Wed Sep 22 2004)ipod mini has the game built in in the EXTRAS -> GAMES menu. – by JaCe

iPod Mini(12:58am EST Fri Nov 12 2004)hey everyone, I've tried several times to get to the hidden breakout game but my efforts are futile. I have an ipod mini with OS 1.1 on it and any help would be greatly appreciated : ] – by TJ

what about the mini?(5:04pm EST Mon Apr 11 2005)is there an easter egg for the mini?– by Austin

click wheel(9:27am EST Sat Apr 16 2005)my click wheel doesent work very well, how do i fix it?– by Joblo

click wheel(8:09pm EST Wed Apr 27 2005)Yeah my click wheel doesn't work very well either and i was wondering if the was any way to fix it. ALso i was wondering if there are any other games for the i pod mini – by Dave

download games(9:25pm EST Thu Apr 28 2005)go to ipod arcade – by ben

ipod arcade(9:16pm EST Wed Jul 27 2005)all the games on ipod arcade are colour…i have tghe ipod mini and i wanna know if it's worth my time downloading that stuff – by Dom

Wait a minute(7:16pm EST Thu Aug 04 2005)About the downloadable games. So your telling me i can download games on my ipod mini? Is there a site or something, ipod arcade? Is that a site? and if so, how do you put them on your ipod, is it like the click and drag thing on itunes? – by “B”

break out(12:48pm EST Tue Aug 16 2005)I have a Ipod mini and the breakout game doesn't work. I hold down the enter (middle) butten several times, but nothing happend. Is there someone who knows how to get games for a ipod mini? – by Hanneke

click wheel(10:23pm EST Wed Sep 28 2005)my click wheel is screwed up and i really want to listen to music right now -_-!!!!! – by sammie 3

This site is Friggin stupid(9:57pm EST Thu Sep 29 2005)This site is Friggin stupid – by me

which is best game?(7:57pm EST Tue Oct 04 2005)well i dont really feel like downloading all which 1 do you think i should get in arcade… no trivia or nething…. o ya and how do you get to notes folder of your ipod though itunes? – by thx

I know not of any easter eggs for the iPod Nano, but I do think I can see a snowman at the bottom of the Legal info. Either that or Santa. (Settings > Legal) – by Sterkenburg

To obtain Breakout(6:05pm EST Mon Dec 26 2005)To get the breakout game (not sure which iPods this works on) just go to (not sure if these menu names are only on the Nano) Settings and then highlight About, but do not click on it. Hold the center button down for (from what I've heard) four seconds. Something might happen, I have no idea. Anyway, it's supposed to give you breakout. – by Sterkenburg again

Down Load(10:10pm EST Tue Dec 27 2005)I have a ipod mini and i am tried of playing the same games.

Can you download other games from the internet. – by gamed out

“Dude, weres da games”(9:35pm EST Sat Dec 31 2005)i got a ipod nano 4 x mas and i have been sershing 4 games that i can add to it. very frustrating. even tho i love brick i still need the good stuff such as acterods or somtin. if any1 knows any good anti-vires sites that have games for the nano plz let me no.&#9787 &#9786 &#9787 &#9786 &#9787 &#9786 P.S.- this post is old. l.o.l – by !dude with no games!

yes the brick for ipod is breakout but i want more games(1:42pm EST Thu Feb 02 2006)yes the brick for ipod is breakout but i want more games – by ralianberry

no more iPod Arcade(12:48pm EST Mon Feb 06 2006)The damn site closed.. well if anyone knows a new one and if anyone knows games for the mini, let us know– by green guy @ window

click wheel fix(11:55am EST Sun Feb 12 2006)To fix your click wheel, hold down the center button and the menu button at the same time for about 6-10 seconds, until you see the apple logo. When it comes back on, the click wheel should work.inhighspeed@comcast.net – by inhighspeed

ipod arcade(8:47pm EST Wed Feb 15 2006)he ipodarcade website is extemely dumb, i put every single game on there and they are all stupid. Why would anyone want to play a game where all you do is click text? I wanna see some action not a bunch of words – by xXx

New Games on ipod MINI(11:28am EST Thu Apr 20 2006)the games on the mini are in the extras folders. to get nice action games with sound effects, all u gotta do is hold the play button on ur mini or nano or any ipod for a few seconds. once it turns off, move to the Nintendo64 or XBOX! ipod is a mp3 player, not a f**king arcade – by -your mom

New Games on ipod MINI(2:03pm EST Sun May 07 2006)tidy your room – by your dad

too bad kids like those have to ruin this(10:20pm EST Tue May 16 2006)yea i was wondering how to use the calendar option on my ipod mini, as well as i wouldnt mine an origional game or two – by want some answers

PUBLIC INFO(4:44am EST Wed May 17 2006)U can get more games on ur ipod,dude!! but only cheap games(better not to play that f****ing game)) – by ur ass

ipod video(10:26pm EST Thu May 18 2006)What about games for the Ipod video 30gb – by Yo mama

games (6:35pm EST Mon Jun 05 2006)how do you get games on ur ipod – by poo

games(8:11pm EST Tue Jun 27 2006)can you buy games? – by anaunumus

lives(5:26pm EST Wed Sep 06 2006)all u guys should go get a life – by ihave a. life

wow(1:45pm EST Fri Sep 08 2006)this post is four years old, and i will never see it again. its so sad that people post on it still. like the one two days ago. telling people that posted a couple yeasr ago to get a life is a little extreem, i think… – by D.J. Watt

iPod Mini(3:44pm EST Wed Sep 13 2006)how do you put a game on the original ipod mini?!”?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?

TELLLLL ME NOWWWWWWWW – by Flarp

new games(11:17pm EST Sat Sep 16 2006)your games for ipod are bery old my granny have cool games in her ipod – by flip your ass

ive got the new ipod video(7:32am EST Tue Sep 19 2006)ive got the new ipod video, it kiks all your asses and u can put porn and everything on it (not that i have… yet)and also IPOD arcade is an alright site but it still only has screwed up game but it at least is still running.

SIGNING OUT BIOTCHES!!! – by Biotch avenger!!!

THE BEATLES EASTER EGG(5:58pm EST Sun Sep 24 2006)Did you ever try pulling the sticker off the back of the ipod mini case and try to see the beatles buther Album? or taking apart the ipod nano and seeing if it said windows on the back – by RINGO, Paul, John, G